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[News] A Look at Moodle for Free Software in Education; O'Reilly Open Source Awards 2010 Open to Nominations

  • Subject: [News] A Look at Moodle for Free Software in Education; O'Reilly Open Source Awards 2010 Open to Nominations
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:03:40 +0100
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Can you Moodle me now?

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| In its 10 year history, Moodle has been confined 
| to computer screens around the world; with 
| countless fields, description areas and 
| scrolling filling the screen.  There have been 
| attempts at mobilizing Moodle in the past, but 
| as a user you either didn't have the time to use 
| it or it simply wasn't worth using.  With the 
| proliferation and widespread availability of 
| web-capable phones, however, mobile customers 
| worldwide now have in hand a versatile portal 
| into the web and to Moodle.
`----

http://opensource.com/education/10/4/can-you-moodle-me-now

Nominations Open For O'Reilly Open Source Awards 2010

,----[ Quote ]
| The O'Reilly Open Source Awards will be 
| hosted this July at OSCON 2010 in Portland, 
| OR. The awards recognize individual 
| contributors who have demonstrated 
| exceptional leadership, creativity, and 
| collaboration in the development of Open 
| Source Software.
`----

http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/04/nominations-open-for-oreilly-o.html


Recent:

Moodle: e-learningâs Frankenstein

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| Offshoots, such as the OU, that promised to
| take Moodle to new heights, have then turned
| out to be separate species in themselves. This
| project put paid to the myth that Moodle is
| âfreeâ, as they spent nearly Â6 million 2 years
| ago (a cool million on Moodle development
| alone) and that was just the pilot! In fact, it
| turned out not to be such great, functional
| leap forward, more of a cul-de-sac in terms of
| the usefulness of the code. As a projects
| across the OU it's been a great success.
`----

http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2010/03/moodle-e-learnings-frankenstein.html


Moodle: a Flexible, Open Source Online Learning Platform

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| Among many universities that use Moodle to deliver online courses, U.C.
| Berkeley offers Moodle-based, free online courses and lectures. Itâs also
| used for e-learning purposes on over 40,000 web sites.
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http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/09/16/moodle-a-flexible-open-source-online-learning-platform/


Moodle - the open source software that's getting serious

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| One of the biggest outbreaks of open source software has been in the learning
| business and a clear leader is emerging - software called Moodle, now used
| for on-line learning on 40,000 web sites.
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http://www.onrec.com/newsstories/21153.asp


HowToMoodle: OSS Learning Platform Goes Pro

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| Moodle is used for online learning on some 40,000 Web sites, but UK training
| managers have been slow to react. "They are used to proprietary software, but
| this is very often costly to adopt, with heavy license fees that can be
| expensive if large numbers of people are involved.
|
| [...]
|
| "Moodle has been like a lot of open source software, where development has
| been left to individual innovation and training.
|
| "We decided to introduce an element of professionalism into the business."
|
| "We are now training and supporting organizations all over the UK as the
| recognized center of Moodle support," Lawrence added.
`----

http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63377.html


Related:

Taking the Open Road: University Libraries Explore Options

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| Open source learning management system Moodle alone is now used in 56
| percent of universities since its introduction three years ago, and
| the Open University has moved over to it wholesale. Supporters say
| open source LMS tend to be more modular and make it much easier for
| libraries to contribute content than is the case with
| commercial solutions.
`----

http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59219.html


Kineo predicts growth in open source e-learning and provides free insights

,----[ Quote ]
| "In the LMS space, we have been hugely impressed with Moodle's offering.
| We embrace the open source spirit in which Moodle has been, and continues
| to be developed. We have provided customised Moodle installations for
| several of our clients, giving it a look and feel bespoke to their
| organisations. We would urge anyone considering a commercial LMS to
| give an open source option such as Moodle serious consideration first."
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http://www.clickpress.com/releases/Detailed/22873005cp.shtml
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